Boone, North Carolina

Boone
West King Street
West King Street
Flag of Boone
Official seal of Boone
Nickname: 
The Heart of the High Country
Coordinates: 36°12′40″N 81°40′01″W / 36.21111°N 81.66694°W / 36.21111; -81.66694
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWatauga
Incorporated1872
Named forDaniel Boone
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorTim Futrelle[1]
Area
 • Total
6.35 sq mi (16.45 km2)
 • Land6.33 sq mi (16.40 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation3,232 ft (985 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
19,092
 • Density3,014.68/sq mi (1,164.00/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
28607-28608
Area code828
FIPS code37-07080[4]
GNIS feature ID2405303[3]
Websitewww.townofboone.net

Boone is a town in and the county seat of Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Boone is the home of Appalachian State University and the headquarters of the disaster and medical relief organization Samaritan's Purse. The population was 19,092 at the 2020 census.[5]

The town is named for famous American pioneer and explorer Daniel Boone, and every summer from 1952 has hosted an outdoor amphitheatre drama, Horn in the West, portraying the British settlement of the area during the American Revolutionary War and featuring the contributions of its namesake. It is the largest community and the economic hub of the seven-county region of Western North Carolina known as the High Country.

  1. ^ "Mayor & Town Council | Boone, NC". www.townofboone.net. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boone, North Carolina
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Boone town, North Carolina". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2022.

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